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Frederick McManus graduated from James Madison High School and was a printer.

On the way to the target, the airplane was attacked by an enemy fighter over Belgium and had to break away from theformation and became separated from the rest of the group.

Two crew members were killed by gunfire of the attacking enemy fighter. The pilot managed to keep the airplane flying long enough for the reminder of the crew to bail out before an explosion separated the tail from the rest of the fuselage.

The airplane crashed in a field at the crossroads of the N506 and the N527 in Beloeil, Belgium. A memorial stone marks the spot.

According to surviving crew members T/Sgt Mc Manus was wounded and didn't leave the airplane.

He was initially buried at the cemetery of Chièvres, Belgium on 22 October 1943, together with other deceased airmen. Whether they were from the same airplane or from another is not known.

Four crew members were killed, four men were taken prisoner and two men escaped capture and where guided to the Spanish border by the resistance.